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  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Plays hero off bench

    Smith hit a walk-off solo home run in his lone at-bat in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Smith pinch hit for Dalton Rushing in the ninth inning and took Arizona reliever John Curtiss deep for the walk-off win. August wasn't kind to Smith -- while he hit three homers over 22 games, he batted just .159 (11-for-69) with 10 RBI and a 15:24 BB:K for the month. He's up to 17 homers, 60 RBI, 62 runs scored and two stolen bases while batting .293 with a .901 OPS through 107 contests this season.

  • Braves' Drake Baldwin: Receiving Sunday off

    Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

    Baldwin went 2-for-4 in Saturday's 3-2 loss, which ended a stretch of 11 straight starts without a multi-hit performance. Sean Murphy will catch for rookie righty Hurston Waldrep in Sunday's series finale.

  • James McCann C | ARI

    Diamondbacks' James McCann: Tending to tight back

    McCann remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers due to low back tightness, MLB.com reports.

    McCann had been scheduled to start behind the plate in the Diamondbacks' 3-0 win Friday, but he ended up being scratched shortly before first pitch due to the back issue. Arizona is viewing McCann as day-to-day and should be able to navigate his absence with Adrian Del Castillo available as a third option at catcher behind top backstop Gabriel Moreno.

  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Getting breather Sunday

    Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    Smith will head to the bench Sunday after starting the first two games of the series and going 0-for-5 with three walks and two strikeouts. Dalton Rushing will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: Taking seat Sunday

    Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

    Kelly will hit the bench for the third time in four games while the Cubs go with Reese McGuire behind the plate. Dating back to Aug. 10, Kelly is slashing just .149/.226/.149, and his downturn in production appears to have pushed him into a timeshare with McGuire.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Not starting Sunday

    Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

    The 25-year-old was scheduled to receive a day off Friday before James McCann (back) was scratched, and Moreno will instead get that break Sunday. Adrian Del Castillo will start at catcher and bat fifth for the series finale in Los Angeles.

  • Hunter Goodman RF | COL

    Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Goodman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

    Goodman started the first two games of the series and will receive Sunday off after going 4-for-8 with an RBI and a run scored. Braxton Fulford will take over behind the plate and bat seventh in the series finale.

  • Luis Torrens DH | NYM

    Mets' Luis Torrens: Getting break Sunday

    Torrens is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

    Torrens will rest after starting the previous two contests and going 1-for-7 with a home run, a walk and three RBI. Hayden Senger will step in behind the dish Sunday and bat ninth.

  • Jimmy Crooks C | STL

    Cardinals' Jimmy Crooks: Making first MLB start

    Crooks is starting behind the plate and batting eighth Sunday against the Reds.

    The 24-year-old will make the first start of his MLB career after being called up by the Cardinals on Friday. It technically won't be his MLB debut, however, since he entered as a defensive replacement without receiving an at-bat in Friday's contest. Crooks is one of St. Louis' top prospects and posted a .272/.336/.437 slash line with 14 homers in 99 games for Triple-A Memphis this year.

  • Jose Trevino C | CIN

    Reds' Jose Trevino: Getting rest Sunday

    Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

    Will Banfield will step in behind the dish while Trevino receives a breather for the series finale. Trevino started at catcher in each of the Reds' previous five games, going 2-for-13 with a walk during that stretch.

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